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how about this

IMO we are setting ourselves up as a similar team to the Arse. They dont play with wingers, more giroud backed up with 4 forward thinking midfielders, backed up with Flamini.

------------------Flamini or Arteta----------------Rosiky-----Ozil-----Cazorla-----------Ramsey--------------------Giroud-------------------------

-----------------Sandro--------Paulinho-------------Townsend-------------------------------Lamela/Sigg/Lennon-----------------------Eriksen or holtby-------------------------------------------------Soldado------------------------------------

Arse obviously have this down better than us and i think with the european games being no brainer games we have to make the most of them and try this formation.

----------------------Sandro OR Dembele---------------------Lamela----------Eriksen---------Holtby----------------Sigg--------------------------Soldado------------------------------

Yes that means dropping two of our most improved or consistant players but imo we need to desperately find the link in the forward play even if it is to the detriment of our defensive strength. I can't remember having played this formation before. I know some will counter holtby and eriksen in the middle and say play 2 up front but we need this to work because it is the future.It would still allow flexibility if we wanted to move any of that supporting 4 around and if we needed to shore things up we could easily have holtby dropping deeper (Which is why i would favour